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Theresa Byrd (Board Chair)Theresa is the Deputy Court Administrator for the Jackson Court Family Court Services. She has been employed for 49 years in various capacities. Her responsibilities are the overall operations of a continuum of services for youth and families referred or under the supervision of Jackson County Family Court Services. This includes the residential and community-based prevention and diversion services for youth and their families at risk of delinquent behavior. She also manages those who provide supervisory function to youth under supervision as ordered by the judiciary, case management services for youth in residential care and those re-entering the community on aftercare status. Ancillary programming includes restitution services, home detention and electronic monitoring of youth detained in the community pending their judicial hearing, and after school programming for youth at high risk of re-offending. Ms. Byrd received both her undergraduate and MBA from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas. She has served on the AdHoc Board for nine years and currently serves as the board chair.
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Dr. Eleanor LisbonDr. Lisbon has been a board member of AdHoc for 3 years. She is a native of Kansas City, Missouri and has lived in in KC for over 40 years. Eleanor is a proud graduate of Howard University from which she received her undergraduate and medical degrees. She completed her residency in Family Medicine and completed her Master’s in Public Health degree at the University of Kansas Medical Center. She is currently the Vice President of Clinical Development at Imara. As a lifelong member of Macedonia Baptist Church, she is married to Dr. David Lisbon and the proud mother of 3 adult children.
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Dr. Michael MoncureDr. Moncure grew up in Oakland CA, went to USC in LA and received a Biomedical Engineering degree, then attended the University of Washington for Medicine. Howard University Hospital for Surgical training and University of MD Shock Trauma Center for Surgical Critical Care and Trauma. After 5 years at Cooper health Systems in Camden NJ as a Trauma Surgeon he worked at KU for 20 years helping to establish a Level 1 Trauma Center, and has been at Truman Medical Center for 3 years, where he helped establish a Level 1 ACS Trauma Center as well. Dr. Moncure is member of TMC’s Department of Surgery, and a Professor of Surgery at UMKC and the Paul Coffey Endowed Chair of Surgery for Education. His major focus of research interest is microvasculature damage, as a result of shock, sepsis, and tissue trauma. He has 4 incredible Children in a variety of fields including Engineering, an NGO Director and students. He lives with his wife in Kansas City, MO.
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Sarah StarnesSarah Starnes is honored to have served on the Board of the Ad Hoc Group Against Crime since 2015. She is a retired Licensed Clinical Social Worker. Her most recent job was at the Kansas City VA Medical Center, where she was the Coordinator of the Family Caregiver Support Program for Veterans severely injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. Her professional experience most related to Ad Hoc was her MSW field practicum at the Jackson County Juvenile Court and later she was Deputy Director of an agency that provided comprehensive community-based services that were an alternative to incarceration for youth convicted of at least 3 nonviolent felony offenses. Her current volunteer work includes being a founder and the leader of the Heartland Alliance for Progress, which inspires, informs, and mobilizes Kansas City area residents in support of progressive causes and candidates.
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Dr. Nicole PriceDr. Price owns the local leadership development company - Lively Paradox. Her company specializes in helping leaders transfer their existing knowledge and principles to delivering on the mission of their organizations. She is forever a chemical engineer however; her personality sparked her transition to learning and development where has led enterprise-wide development initiatives. Dr. Price is a Kansas City, MO native, and a newly appointed board member for the AdHoc Group Against Crime.
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Colby CarpenterColby is a local financial advisor with Edward Jones and proud to serve not only his clients but his community. He is native to the area and attended the University of Missouri – Kansas City following his interest in finance and economics. After spending some time working in client management with municipal retirement plans he shifted his focus to serving investor needs on an individual and small business level.
It has always inspired Colby to see and make a difference in people's lives. Colby specializes in retirement savings strategies, tax sensitive investing, life insurance and takes pride in creating tailored solution-based advice while providing exceptional service to his clients. It is his goal to provide financial education and comfort to people and businesses in his community. |
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Ashley LackeyAshley spent over fifteen years in the real estate industry where she became proficient in property management, asset management, and acquisitions. Most recently in that industry, she held a President and COO position with a Kansas City based investment firm. During her time in the industry she was awarded “Top 30 under 30” by Student Housing Business Magazine. She has also held an executive role in the QSR and Construction industries. Today, Ashley is a board advisory and business owner that helps businesses grow and scale. Ashley is a newly appointed board member and a native of Kansas City, KS.
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